---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Patrick Craven <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:28:58 +0200 Subject: [COSATU Press] ABSA WITHDRAWS RETRENCHMENT LETTERS To: [email protected]
MEDIA RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 14 May 2012 ABSA WITHDRAWS RETRENCHMENT LETTERS "Sasbo - The Finance Union, who represents the majority employees within ABSA, has confirmed that the bank have agreed to withdraw the notices of retrenchment to IT staff, says Comfort Duma, Assistant General Secretary. "At an urgent meeting between Sasbo and ABSA, held on Saturday evening, the union expressed its outrage at the bank having unilaterally issued retrenchment notices to IT staff via email. The union placed the bank on terms and demanded that ABSA withdraw all retrenchment letters by 12:00 on Monday, 14 May 2012. "In a letter to Sasbo, the bank advised that it would withdraw the notices of retrenchment sent to IT staff today. "The bank has agreed to engage further with the union on this matter", says Duma. [ENDS] [170 WORDS] Sasbo The Finance Union SASBO House Fourmall Office Park West No. 1 Roos Road Fourways Tel: 011 467 0192 Fax: 011 467 0188 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "COSATU-press". Visit this group at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/COSATU-press for archived statements. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit the COSATU web site at http://www.cosatu.org.za/homep.htm -- Mfundo Sam Mokoena Central SRC President Coastal KZN FET College Tel: +27 319 093 800 Fax: +27 319 094 944 Cell: +27 844 648 144 Email: [email protected] "My Blood shall nourish the Tree that will bear the Fruits of Freedom, Tell my people I love them" Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, April 1979 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
